Horse-collar.



Patent-.ed J'u1y21, 1914.

R. G. LILLEY.

HORSE COLLAR. APPLIGATION FILED Amm, 1913.

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ROBERT Gr. LILLEY, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE SMITH- WOBTI-IINGTON COMPANY, 0F HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, A CGBEOBAATION OF CONNECTICUT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 21, 1914.

Application filed April 1, 1913. `Serial No. 758,150.

of which the following is a specification.

'lhis invention relates to the construction of a horse collar for a draft harness, or what is commonly known as hames collar.

The object of the invention is to so put the parts together that with a saving of material and a. reduction in the cost of labor, an inexpensive collar is produced which has the neat and attractive appearance and the efficiency and durability of a high class collar.

Collars of this class have a fore-Wale or small roll and an after-Wale or body, with creases or grooves between the roll and the body for receiving the haines. The forewale comprises a leather covering suitably stuffed with straw or the like filling and the after-Wale comprises a back piece of leather or other material and a lining of leather or other fabric which are commonly lstuffed with straw to form the pad. Certain types of these collars, inside of lthe lining and forming a softer cushion for bearing against the neck and shoulders of the horse, have a facing which is commonly made of ticking or similar fabric and is usually stuffed with hair.

ln attaining the object of this invention, the back piece and lining of the body are so attached to the covering of the front roll and to each other, and the facing is so attached, that without the employment of what is known as a shoulder piece, the seams and raw edges of the parts are covered and protected and yet the facing can be removed at any time when it becomes worn and a new kone substituted without ripping the collar to pieces. To accomplish this the front edges of the back piece and the lining of the body are inserted and stitched between the back edges of the covering for the front roll, and the outer edge of the lining is permanently stitched to the back some distance in from the outer edge of the back, and the facing has its inner edge stitched to the lining and its outer edge attached to the underside of the back by hand stitching or a lacing which passes through the facing and the back between the outer edge of the back and the l'back 3, which is madeof leather,

line of stitching which joins the outer edge of the lining to the black, whereby the back covers and protects theraw outer edge of the lining and also the raw outer edge of the facing, and yetallows the facing to be readf ily removed by cutting the lacing without interfering with the stitching which secures the lining and the back.

Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings shows a front view o-f a collar which is constructed according to this invention. Fig. 2 is'a viewlooking at the back of this collar. Fig. 3 shows an edge view` of the collar. Fig. 1 shows on larger scale a transverse section on the plane indicated by the dotted line 4 4: on Fig. 2. v

The fore-Wale or small roll of this collar is as usual made up of a strip of leather 1 stuffed. with straw 2 to give it the proper shape and stiffness. The front edges of the lining 4, which is made of leather, are inserted lbetween the edges of the leather which and these kedges are secured by a row of stitches 5 which pass through the edges of.

the roll cover, the back and the lining. Around the collar outside of these and in the hames-grooves is placed a band of lea-ther 6 and this band is held in place by a row of stitches 7' which pass through it and also through the edges of the roll cover, back and lining. This strip attached in this way protects the main stitches which fasten the parts together and tends to stiden the joint and also keep the roll and body well separated to insure wide hames-room. l

The outer edge `of the lining is secured to the inside of the back some distance in `from the vouter edge of the back by a row of stitchesl 8. The space between the back and the lining isvusually stuffed with straw 9 to give the necessary shape and provide the required padding.

The facing 10 is preferably made of what is commonly known as ticking, but may be made of other sufficiently firm fabric. The inner edge of the facing is attached by a row of stitching 11 to the inside of the covering of the small roll at the upper or withers end 12 of the collar, and to the lining along the inside of the collar and at the throat or gullet end 13 of the collar. The outer edge of the facing is attached to the inside of the back some distance in from and the forms the covering for the small rolly YA collar constructed in this manner has the neat and eicient appearance of ashouldered collar, although it has no shoulder piece applied tothe outside of the back.y

4With this formation' there is no chance for the seam to-wearand open in the hainesroom and thus permit the collar during use to pull apart beneath the haines. lThis construction saves material, for it is unnecessary to provide'ashoulder piece overv thev back and the back is so attached to the roll that not only is it unlikely to give way at that point, but it permits the seam between the lining and the back to becovered and protected, Aand yit also covers and protects the seam between the back and the facing, yet it permits the facing to be removed and the collar to vbe refaced when necessary without disturbing the seams which fasten together the back and the lining. y This collar is not only made up from aminimum amount lofmate'rial,and with a minimum expenditure of labor, but while cheaply constructed has the appearance of a high class The space between the facing and hair 16 to 'provide collar without the necessity of using what is called the .shoulder piece to coverthe back j of a back, a lining and a lllng material, the

front edges of the lining and the back being inserted and stitched between 'the edges of the roll cover, and. the Outer edge of the lining being stitched to theinnersurface atl-al distance inv from the outer edge ofthe back so as to leave a' protecting skirt,` a facing comprising y a fabric .and filling material, said facingfabric naturally Aagainst the -inner'surface of said skirt, and a` lacing passlng throughv and y at its inner edge being Stitched directly to the lining andhaving its f, outel1 edge extending inwardly and lying through the facing and back a distance in from the louter edge of the skirt, whereby.-l

the 'outer edge of the facingl will be concealed beneath. the skirt and yet be -attacliedzindependently lof the lining so as to allow the facingto be unlaced vfrom the back without-.disturbing the stitches Vwhich secure the lining tothe back, j v t ROBERT -G.`LILLEY.

Witnesses:

JOSEPHINE M. STREMPFER, HARRY R. WILLIAMS. y

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